SKU: BT.AMP-022-140

Norfolk is one of the most beautiful counties in England, famous for its charming villages and boundless broads, a popular centre for sailing holidays. It is also the home of one of the best known of all British composers, Sir Malcolm Arnold. The date of the premiere of this piece was to fall close to his 80th birthday, so Philip Sparke decided to write something of a birthday tribute. Some of Arnoldâ??s best-loved orchestral works are his sets of dances: there are two sets of English Dances, Four Scottish Dances, Four Cornish Dances etc., most of which have been arranged for concert band at one time or another. Philip Sparke thought it would be appropriate for the concert band tohave its own set of dances and wrote Four Norfolk Dances very much in the style of Arnoldâ??s suites.

Norfolk, berühmt für seine prächtigen Dörfer und die ausgedehnte Seenplatte, ist eine der schönsten Landschaften Englands. Und es ist die Heimat von Sir Malcolm Arnold, einem sehr bekannten britischen Komponisten. Philip Sparke wollte diesem anlässlich seines Geburtstags eine Ehre erweisen. Zu den beliebtesten Orchesterwerken Arnolds zählen seine (englischen, schottischen und kornischen) Tänze, die grö�tenteils für Harmonieorchester arrangiert wurden. Philip Sparke schrieb nun eine eigene Auswahl von Tänzen, die Four Norfolk Dances für Blasorchester im Stil von Arnolds Suiten.

SKU: IS.WE6180EM

ISBN 9790365061808.

English composer Malcolm Arnold wrote this compact sonatina in 1951 and it has since become one of his most popular instrumental works. As always with Arnold, it is impeccably crafted: the first movement, with it's wide leaps, the occasional incursion of a six-eight bar into the prevailing four-four, and the lightest of jazzy touches, lives up to its marking of Allegro con brio; while the second demonstates Arnold's love at this period of a gentle cantabile style where no shadows yet lurk. The finale is a wild dance in three-four time marked Furioso, and it is a distant cousin of the Czech Furiant. With its vigorous rhythms and cascading semiquavers, it has something of the open-air quality of Dvorak at his most buccolic - not a frequent influence on Malcolm Arnold, but a highly appropriate one in this charming (and challenging) little work. This version for clarinet solo with wind band has been arranged by saxophone player Alex Steurs.

SKU: BT.1571-08-140-MS

9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.

The World Is Not Enough is een Bondfilm uit 1999, met Pierce Brosnan in de hoofdrol. De gelijknamige titelsong, geschreven door de Engelse filmcomponist David Arnold, werd uitgevoerd door de Schots-Amerikaanse rockgroep Garbage.Het nummer bevat alle traditionele Bond-ingrediënten - zo ook deze door Otto M. Schwarz op vakkundige wijze gearrangeerde versie voor harmonieorkest.

The World Is Not Enough ist das Titellied des gleichnamigen James-Bond-Films aus dem Jahr 1999, geschrieben vom englischen Filmmusikkomponisten David Arnold. Otto M. Schwarz war mit dieser Filmmusikbearbeitung ganz in seinem Element - das Ergebnis spricht für sich! Das Arrangement enthält ein Solo, das wahlweise gesungen oder von Alt- oder Tenorsaxophon gespieltwerden kann.

Scénario inventif, suspense diabolique, action explosive : James Bond est imbattable ! En 1999, Pierce Brosnan assurait pour la troisième fois le rôle du plus célèbre agent secret de l’histoire du 7ème art, dans le dix-neuvième volet de la série Bond : Le monde ne suffit pas. ses côtés, l’actrice française Sophie Marceau. Le compositeur britannique David Arnold succédait John Barry et composa une bande originale très « Bondienne ». (Partie solo adaptée pour voix ou saxophone alto/ténor).Enregistrements sur CD Band Power (version avec solo instrumental DHR 01-050-3) / CD Lord of the Sea ( version avec voix solo DHR 02-044-3).

SKU: CF.CFD4

ISBN 9780825853494. UPC: 798408053499.

An exciting compilation of arrangements and original music by Malcolm Arnold, Warren Benson, Andrew Balent, Elliot Del Borgo and others. Includes: The Flight of the Falcon, Vigor, Cielo de Oro, Stars & Stripes for Christmas, Circus Bee, The Footlifter, The Solitary Dancer, Blasenfest, Sarabande and Polka, Tribal Quest, Billboard March, Nevada Expedition, Hungarian Dance No. 5, Tribute , Holiday Ornaments, and more!

SKU: CF.CPS225F

ISBN 9781491153192. UPC: 680160910694.

Tartan Tapestries is an original piece that sets out to emulate Scottish folk music. Composer Larry Clark has created a concert overture in triple meter to capture the essence of music from Scotland. After a lilting first section,  lush and beautiful moments weave a tapestry of sounds with the lyrical, middle section of the piece. There is an optional part for bagpipes, and an optional ending should you chose to use this instrument as part of the piece. Alert your contest music committee about this strong new piece for advancing groups.
Tartan Tapestries was commissioned by Friends of the Arts for the Saint Andrew's School Band in Boca Raton, Florida. The band program at Saint Andrew’s School is under the direction of Andrea Wolgin. The premiere took place on November 29, 2017.When I was asked by their conductor Ms. Wolgin to write a piece for the Saint Andrew’s School, I asked her what kind of involvement she wanted the students to have in the process. We discussed several options for having the students involved in the process of creating with the type of piece they wanted.  We set up a “Skype” meeting with members of the band to discuss the piece. During this discussion, the consensus of the students was that they wanted a piece depicting the Scottish influence to the school. They also wanted a piece that would challenge all sections of the band and to include bagpipes if possible. I asked that the students be involved in helping to name the piece once it was completed, for which they agreed and were very helpful. Armed with this information, I set out to compose a piece for them, and Tartan Tapestries is the result.The piece begins with a fanfare gesture based upon rhythms and harmonies that appear throughout the piece. I chose the lilting triple feel to the piece, to bring about the Scottish flavor. I wanted the fanfare to be bardic sounding, to depict the strength of the Scottish people and for the piece to have a dynamic opening. The fanfare contains material that alludes to the main theme and with a bit of dissonance and tension that is resolved in the main body of the piece.The main theme is a lilting original melody, but one that I hope with have the essence of Scottish folk songs. The main idea is followed by a more modal and dark sounding secondary theme, first stated in the horns. This material is later used in the development section of the piece. The main theme returns several times, with different and varied orchestrations and harmonic treatments. This is followed by a short transition leading to the more lyrical and slower second section of the piece. A transparent presentation of the lyrical theme, which is based on aspects of the main theme, is presented first by a solo flute. This section is a nod to famous composer Malcom Arnold’s wonderful works for orchestra in its style and orchestration. After a transition or bridge section with a solo euphonium, the piece builds to a dramatic climax of the lyrical theme by the full band. This subsides to a return of the solo flute to end this second section of the piece, followed by a transition back the main theme.The solo bagpipes play a central role in the return of the main theme and take center stage after being heard in the distance earlier in the work. The piece brings back a shortened version of the darker secondary theme, followed by a hint of the fanfare material that builds to one last statement of the main theme by the full band, before leading to a dramatic coda to complete the work.It has been my pleasure to have been given the opportunity to compose this piece for the Saint Andrew’s School Band! I thank Andrea Wolgin for making it happen, and I hope that you enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed bringing the piece to life.–Larry ClarkLakeland, Florida 2017.

SKU: AP.12-0571565247

ISBN 9780571565245. English.

The Fairfield Halls are built on the site of Croydon's old fair field and the music is rather reminiscent of a huge switch back ride in three-four time interspersed with a sprightly two-four prelude which seems to depict the general jollity of the fair ground. The main tune then expands to three-two time making for a grandiose finale. The general structure of the music is based on the chord of the major seventh which produces an interesting hurdy-gurdy effect.

SKU: KJ.WB541

UPC: 084027053409.

Invoking the tone color melody technique of Arnold Schoenberg, Boysenâ??s melody is passed around note-by-note to different sections of the band throughout its five-part arch structure using compositional techniques like inversion and retrograde. Your students will love the resounding finish!

SKU: KJ.WB541F

UPC: 084027053416.

Invoking the tone color melody technique of Arnold Schoenberg, Boysenâ??s melody is passed around note-by-note to different sections of the band throughout its five-part arch structure using compositional techniques like inversion and retrograde. Your students will love the resounding finish!

SKU: BT.AL-R1235S

English.